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Students who set “historic paintings” ablaze at the University of Cape Town on Tuesday have been criticised for their actions, as if being homeless is less important than art.
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Bail was set at R1, 000 for students who were arrested on Tuesday night at the University of Cape Town when police were called to disperse protesting students. Students were halted by rubber bullets and stun grenades when they demanded the…

Mandla Mandela, grandson of uTata Nelson Mandela, has made waves after marrying for the fourth time, this time to a Capetonian Muslim woman. And that too, after reportedly converting to Islam two months ago.
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February is here! January was full of drama and the economy kind of sucks right now. But it's not all bad. AAISHA DADI PATEL scoured a few good news tags for things that happened in 2016 so far to make you smile.
1. Operation Hydrate…

A group of Mexican women have found a novel, creative way to deal with street harassment - they shoot offenders with colourful confetti and blast punk music in their ears. AAISHA DADI PATEL rounds up.
The ladies of Las Hijas de Violencia…

Twitter went crazy late on Thursday evening when Minister of Sports and Recreation Fikile Mbalula tweeted a picture of a lingerie-clad woman in a very compromising position.
While some speculated that Mbaks was hacked, others were…

Blade Nzimande has been on Twitter (@DrBladeNzimande) for less than a week and already he’s got his foot firmly wedged in his mouth. DANA DA SILVA wonders if he understood what he was getting into when he dipped his toes into his particular…

On Tuesday, 20-year-old cricketing sensation Kagiso Rabada became the youngest South African player to take ten wickets in a single test match. The right-handed fast bowler took a total of thirteen wickets, helping South Africa beat England…

At the end of 2015, the hashtag #BlackInMSA went viral on social media, sparking a conversation around the experiences of black Muslims as they tried to interact within Muslim community spaces. Calling out the racialisation of Islam as -…

Indian PhD student Rohith Vemula took his own life on Sunday evening. News of his death and it’s the possible reasons for it have taken India by storm, with many saying that he has become a casualty of India’s caste system. AAISHA DADI…

Professor Mamogkethi Setati Phakeng, aka @FabAcademic on Instagram is the latest addition to UCT’s executive. AAISHA DADI PATEL rounds up a bit more about the woman who proves that you don’t have to be a man in a grey suit to be an…

On Wednesday, a young man who claims to be 17 took to Twitter to declare he would rape lesbians to "turn them straight". His tweets sparked a conversation about the culture of homophobia and misogyny in South Africa and, in particular, the…

A hilarious video of Penny Sparrow's "black friends" entitled "Wonderful, Thoughtful Black People" has been doing the rounds - and trust us, you have to see it.
Sparrow's "friends", Xola and Khanyisile, say that they're the black…

South African self-styled “shock-jock” Gareth Cliff’s response to the #PennySparrow debacle and the ensuing debates on criminalisation of hate speech was to declare: "People really don't understand free speech at all." The Twitter backlash…

Degrading images of Sarah ("Saartjie") Baartman have resurfaced online following rumours that Beyonce plans on writing and acting in a movie based on her life. It seems a range of publications from the BBC to Marie Claire SA think it's fine…

South Africans have had enough – they’re calling out racists where they see them, most often on social media. And racists would do well to check their privacy settings - or, you know - not be racist. AAISHA DADI PATEL explains.
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They dress in white. They wear floppy hats. And they also don fake fist-long beards.
With a beer in hand, they scream "Hashim! Hashim! Hashim! Hashim! Hashim".
They call themselves the #AmlaArmy. And they are South Africa's answer to…

Besides the traditional ones in Durban and Cape Town (which get crazy busy this time of year), what other beaches does South Africa have to offer this December? AAISHA DADI PATEL rounds up ten other options for your beach days.
1. Nahoon…

Earlier this year, we caught up with the South African couple behind the How Far From Home blog, who cashed in their savings to travel the world. Months later AAISHA DADI PATEL caught up with Chanel Cartell,one half of the duo, to ask about…